Inventor · Mountain View, CA, US

Atul D. Ayer

23Patents
18h-index
11Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 24, 1975 → Jun 23, 2000

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4008719A Osmotic system having laminar arrangement for programming delivery of active agent Human Necessities 1,011 Expired
US4200098A Osmotic system with distribution zone for dispensing beneficial agent Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 568 Expired
US4285987A Process for manufacturing device with dispersion zone Human Necessities 519 Expired
US4160020A Therapeutic device for osmotically dosing at controlled rate Human Necessities 371 Expired
US4077407A Osmotic devices having composite walls Human Necessities 327 Expired
US4014334A Laminated osmotic system for dispensing beneficial agent Human Necessities 247 Expired
US5869097A Method of therapy comprising an osmotic caplet Human Necessities 108 Expired
US6534089B1 Uniform drug delivery therapy Human Necessities 87 Expired
US4693886A Osmotic device with inert core Human Necessities 81 Expired
US4842867A Pulsed drug delivery of doxylamine Human Necessities 59 Expired
US4948592A Pulsed drug delivery Human Necessities 51 Expired
US4058122A Osmotic system with laminated wall formed of different materials Human Necessities 41 Expired
US4116241A Osmotic system with laminated wall comprising structurally different semipermeable lamina Human Necessities 40 Expired
US4915952A Composition comprising drug, HPC, HPMC and PEO Human Necessities 32 Expired
US5232705A Dosage form for time-varying patterns of drug delivery Human Necessities 30 Expired
US5071607A Method and apparatus for forming a hole in a drug dispensing device Performing Operations; Transporting 27 Expired
US5141752A Delayed drug delivery device Human Necessities 22 Expired
US5707663A Sustained antiepileptic therapy Human Necessities 18 Expired
US4986987A Pulsed drug delivery Human Necessities 16 Expired
US5240713A Dual rate agent delivery device Human Necessities 14 Expired
US5980943A Sustained antiepileptic therapy Human Necessities 9 Expired
US5023076A Lamina comprising carboxyvinyl polymer Human Necessities 6 Expired
US6287598A Method for providing sustained antiepileptic therapy Human Necessities 3 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.